1722 Huck Finn Satire Journal

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17-22 Huck Finn Satire Journal

• Satire A literary work in which human vice or
  folly is ridiculed or attacked scornfully.
• How does Twain satirize the following in the
  chapters depicting the feud and the story of
  Colonel Sherburn?
• Romantic literature
• Wealth
• Aristocracy - a class of persons holding
  exceptional rank and privileges, esp. the
  hereditary nobility.
• Lazy people
• Southern Hospitality
• Christianity
• Justice
• Choose TWO of the above. In writing, explain how
  Twain attacks his target and whether or not you
  see this as successful.